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easy elote (mexican street corn) // cait's plate

easy elote (mexican street corn)

  • Author: Cait
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 7-10 minutes
  • Total Time: 15 minutes
  • Yield: 4 pieces of corn 1x
  • Category: side dish

Description

this mexican street corn is creamy, delicious and provides a nice kick. as good as one you’d get at a restaurant!


Ingredients

Scale
  • 4 ears of corn, shucked
  • 1/4 cup siggi’s 4% touch of honey yogurt
  • 1/4 cup Mexican crema or sour cream
  • 1/2 cup Cotija cheese, plus more for serving
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder, plus more for serving
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • Squeeze of fresh lime juice, plus wedges for serving
  • Garnish: chopped cilantro, ¼ teaspoon fresh lime juice

Instructions

  1. Heat half the burners of a gas grill to high heat then cover, allowing it to preheat for about 5 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, combine siggi’s, crema (or sour cream), cojita cheese, chili powder, minced garlic and lime juice in a bowl, stirring well then setting aside.
  3. When the grill is hot, place the corn directly over hot side and cook, rotating occasionally for an even char on all sides (around 7-10 minutes total).
  4. Transfer corn to a plate and slather evenly with siggi’s mixture. Sprinkle with additional cheese and chopped cilantro plus a squeeze of lime juice and sprinkle more of chili powder as desired.

Keywords: elote, corn, cotija, lime, yogurt, chili powder

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